Middle East


UNICEF says Israel blocks Gaza basin repairs, warns of flooding, disease

Palestinians are seen inside and near tents sheltering displaced families amid heavy rainfall and flooding in Gaza City, November 7, 2026.

Iran seals restaurants over allegations businesses ‘failed to observe Islamic norms’

Iranians sit inside a restaurant in downtown Tehran on February 25, 2026; Illustrative.

Tensions flare between Hamas, Fatah less than a month after Palestinian unity talks

A man drives a tuk-tuk past portraits of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (C) and former Fatah security chief in Gaza Mohammed Dahlan (R) in Beirut's Burj al-Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees on May 14, 2024; illustrative.